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With Spider-Man: Far from Home (FFH), movie-goers are looking at the third iteration of a character that was once the most popular super hero in the world. It is odd…
Bait
As the bar for discourse in India’s political arena keeps getting lower and lower, the latest victim of the mudslinging Olympics is Atishi Marlena of AAP. Atishi, who garnered a…
Review: Avengers Endgame
I hate good byes. Never been a fan. At best they are an awkward social formality. At worst they are heartrending moments of emotional loss. Avengers Endgame is the final…
Just Us
“Us vs Them”. It is an idea that has persisted throughout human existence. It permeates everything. From our choice of sports teams to our taste in food and not surprisingly,…
Review: ANT Audio Wave Sports 450 (Wireless Earphones)
As far as problems go, the problem of plenty is one of the better ones to run into. That is what potential buyers can look forward to in the bluetooth…
In Memoriam Keith Flint
Celebrity deaths tend to have little effect on me. But when news of Keith Flint’s suicide first popped up on my Twitter feed, it hit me. Hit me hard. It’s…
Review: Triple Frontier
How flexible is human morality? Beyond the explosions, gunfights and moments of delicious tension, Triple Frontier’s greatest success lies in forcing the audience to ask itself that very question. Netflix…
Review: The Predator
This is how I imagine the decision to make The Predator was made: Executive 1: “You know what? We should make another Predator movie” Executive 2: “Not this again. Look,…
Hinting at Hate
The following is a piece I wrote for the official blog of the Indian National Congress Party. It was originally published on the 30th of July 2018. As the saffron…
Nazi Rhymes: 2 Of men and islands
The following is a piece I wrote for Newscentral24x7 as part of a series depicting the parallels between Nazi Germany and present day India. It was published on the 10th…